Modern acoustical techniques for the measurement of mechanical properties
By: edited by Moises Levy, Henry E. Bass, Richard Stern.
Contributors: Levy, Moises.; Bass, H. E.; Stern, Richard R.
Series: Experimental methods in the physical sciences ;; v. 39
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 434
Subjects: Acoustic emission testing.; Materials -- Testing.
Description: This volume provides an overview of modern acoustical techniques for the measurement of mechanical properties. Chapters include Fundamentals of Elastic Constants; Point Source/Point Receiver Methods; Laser Controlled Surface Acoustic Waves; Quantitative Acoustical Microscopy of Solids; Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy; Elastic Properties and Thermodynamics; Sound Speed as a Thermodynamic Property of Fluids; Noninvasive Determination of Sound Speed in Liquids; Introduction to the Elastic Constants of Gases; and Acoustic Measurement in Gases.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.